Metallic railway-tie.



J. G. SNYDER. METALLIC RAILWAY TIE. APPLIGATIDN FILED 111111.51, 1907.

'921 ,297. l Patented may 11, 1909.

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toona, in the county of Blair and Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and v tu'ailar.

JOHlN- G. SNYDER, OF ALTOONA, PENNSYLVANIA.

METALLIC RAILWAYjTIE No, earner.

Speccation of Letters Patent.

Patented May 1909.

Application tiled August 5, 1907. Serial No. 387,249.

To all whom it may concern: l

Be it known that I, JOHN G. S'NYDER, a ctizen of the Unitedtates, residing at Al- State oi useful' .improvements in Metallic .Railway Ties, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in railroad-ties, and the object is the provision of a railroad-tie which will be very durable and have a verT long life, rendering the tie more desirable and economical, all Amatters considered, than the ties in general use Another object of my invention is the provision of a railroad-tie which Will forni a perfect. support. for the rails, having resiliency and. adherence, insuring a ltie combining everv requisite to render the -sanie thor- To attain the desired object, niy invention consists of a railroad-tie:embodying novel features of construction and combination of parts, su istantially as described.

Figure l, is a longitudinal perspective view of niy tie. Fig. 2, is a plan view of the tie with two of the clamping 1n ernhers removed; and Fig, 8, an endview of the saine showing the filling held between the intnrned flanges.

ln the drawings letter A, designates the hody of niy tie, whichfis constructed L heani in shape, with the edges of the bottoni flanges 13,13-, turned down and in as designated at C, C, forming longitudinal open bottoni D, adapted to containraiilling to give the tie resiliencyand adherence.. T ie loot-v torn` of the tie is yconstructed somewhat wider than the crown or top ofthe saine to' allow flanges B, B, to '-be turned down end in to forni retaining rni'eans for vthe filling K,

(shown in Fig. 8), which spreads over a com,

siderable area ot the road-loed, allowing the saine to unite with the material of said roadloed, thus holding the tie against movement.

Means are provided for fastening the rail to the tie. On each side of the rail are clamps E, E, fitting over the foot and ahntting against the web of the rail below its crown, which are provided with downwardly extending tongues F, F, formed on eachside and'at the outer end of the same, which enter slots 1G, G, forrnedand entering' transversely from the edges of the face or crown practical and eiiicient in every par-` l of the tie; longitudinally therewith along the face of the tie are holt receiving openings H, H, to receive the 1aolts to fasten the said clamps to the tie.

From the .foregoing description, taken. in connection with the drawing, it is evident that I provide a railroad-tie which although rnnch inore expensivethan the Wood tie will last for so'long a time as tc inalre it really cheaper' than the ordinary tie also, that the tie forms a perfect support for the rails, and provided with an elastic lilling will have resiliency to insure smooth and even movernent of heavy loaded and fast running trains passing over the saine.

Having thus described rnv invention, what l claini, is: y

l. A niet-allie railroad-tie, constructed -H-beain in' shape, having the edges oi' its base turned down and in, forming a longitudinal open'hottoni, adapted to contain a tillingg4 and ineans for fastening the rail to the tie, substantially as described.

2. en Iloeani having two of its opposite edges turned downward and vthen curved inward toward each other.

3. A tie provided with a. fiat top and hottoin and having its lower edges direct-ed downward and curved toward each other, filling material ,received between said edges, and ineens for securing the rails to the tie.

4. A railwayv tie of -heani shape having its lower. edges turned downward and inward, the rail adapted to he seated on the iiat crown of the tie, there being recesses formed in the edges of the crown, and clamps to engage the foot of the rail having dopenit ing fingers to engage the recesses, and bolts securing the clamps in place.

5. A tie of I-beani shapehaving a. flat crown and its lower edges turned downward and curved' inward, iillinO material retained. between such inturned edges, tliere'lwing recesses formed in the edges of the crown,

clamps engagi'ngrgy the foot ot' the rails andvr having depending iingers to engage the rew cesses, and fastenings securing thiv` clamps in place.

In testimony whereof I affix inv signature in presence two witnesses.

j JOHN G. SNYDER;

rilitnesses MARGARET C. BUTLER, ARNOLD W. ENGEL. 

